M.A. Thesis. English teaching methodology -- University of languages and international studies. Vietnam National University, Hanoi, 2014PART A: INTRODUCTION1. Rationale of the studyBack in 1943, when the first computer was invented, nobody could even imagine that justin a half of the century this device would be a turning point of history. Since then, theyhave increasingly been used in every aspect of human life, starts with education, industry,science even in marine fish breeding. As a result, information technology became asubstantial cornerstone in every scientific and non-scientific field. Countries across theworld are trying hard to keep pace with latest technological innovations. It is undeniablethat “high-tech” nations are among those countries that have high GDP. In 2006, Vietnamhas made a giant leap by joining to WTO. This made Vietnam be integrated into the worldof information technology in all walks of life, including education.In fact, IT has contributed enormously to the remodeling of conventional skills of bothteaching and learning in Vietnam. Individuals with a simple click are able to broaden theirhorizons by updating the information of their interest through the Internet. In past recentyears, almost all educational institutions pushed the button to launch the campaign ofrenovating the methods of teaching and learning. IT, then, has clearly fulfilled its task.It is obvious that, English is a means of communication in the fields of culture, technology,science, politics, economy, education and so on... English is not only the mother languageof about 375 million of a native speakers around the globe but also the official in manyother countries as well as foreign language in many nations in the world. Following Britishcolonization from the 16th to 19th centuries, it became the dominant language in theAustralia, New Zealand, United States and Canada. The booming economic and culturalinfluence of the United States and its status as a global superpower since World War IIhave significantly accelerated the language's spread across the planet. In Vietnam, Englishhas taken on a historic significance when citizens are carrying out the industrialization andmodernization of “Doi Moi” era in 1986. Since then, the number of individuals who arelearning English is growing rapidly fast. Every single member of Vietnamese society hasbeen aware of that English is a prime key to be modern, enthusiastic, intellectual. Englishhas even become a mandatory subject in the syllabus of almost all universities in Vietnam.HIBS standing for Horizon International Bilingual School is a prestigious school andtraining institution with leading quality nationwide in the area of foreign language training